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    WORKING GLASS HERO

    Apr 19, 2017 5 minutes
    WORDS PAUL HUTCHISON PHOTOGRAPHY ALEX GARDNER & PAUL HUTCHISON
    “I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH HOW IT RODE; THE SUSPENSION AND BRAKES ARE FANTASTIC”

    TOWARDS the end of my BMW K100RS build (The Hornet, Retrobike #24), my cousin Lukas gave me a Kawasaki GPz750. It was stock as a rock but hadn’t run for eight years; he did try to get it going a few years ago but only succeeded in setting it on fire. So my first task was to get the engine running and the rest of it roadworthy for Victorian club rego.

    It had a sump full of fuel, the carburettors leaked like sieves and it had no horn, indicators or brake lights. After a partial rewire, carby kit, new coil and plugs, I eventually got it running and registered with the Classic and Custom Japanese Motorcycle Club. Now I could really

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